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iOS Implementing Designs for iPhone Customizing Table View Controllers Styling the Tab Bar

Posted by Michael Arsenault
Michael Arsenault
15,352 Points

Depecated in iOS7

Trying to get white unselected tab bar icons, following the video, does not work. Looking around, I keep finding that:

"setFinishedSelectedImage:withFinishedUnselectedImage is deprecated in iOS7"

So what is the workaround?

I've found

[[UIView appearanceWhenContainedIn:[UITabBar class], nil] setTintColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];

in AppDelegate.m works on launch, but once you switch tabs, any previously visited tab reverts back to its grey appearance.

2 Answers

jboro
jboro
2,670 Points

Assuming you used the same names for the variables (tabInbox, tabFriends, tabCamera), try this:

    //set icon tint color to original color
    [tabInbox setImage:[[UIImage imageNamed:@"inbox"] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal]];

    [tabFriends setImage:[[UIImage imageNamed:@"friends"] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal]];

    [tabCamera setImage:[[UIImage imageNamed:@"camera"] imageWithRenderingMode:UIImageRenderingModeAlwaysOriginal]];
Michael Arsenault
Michael Arsenault
15,352 Points
Michael Arsenault
Michael Arsenault
15,352 Points

That did it! Much thanks!